The Punahoa Heritage Forest has completed an eight-acre ungulate-proof fence in Hilo, protecting vulnerable native ecosystems from damage and invasive species. It’s a vital step toward forest restoration, cultural education, and community renewal.
Read MoreMahalo Piha for celebrating with us to plant seeds of hope to save the ʻŌhiʻa Lehua, the sacred heart of our forests and honor two very special leaders who have dedicated 30 years of their lives in service - Roberta Jahrling and Rev. Kealahou Alika. To Ke Akua Mahalo for all the blessings for all who have created such a beautiful image of love. Mahalo for planting the seeds of hope through the Pūʻā Foundation in so many ways. We thank you for the priceless gift of the Punahoa Heritage Forest and the ohia lehua which calls us to healing through responding to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. Mahalo for the nourishment of such a wonderful gathering and we go forth as ohana transforming our shared vulnerability into our collective nā puʻuwai - our aloha loving hearts.
Read MorePūʻā Foundation and Punahoa Heritage Forest joined researchers, educators, and community leaders at the 2025 Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD) Outreach Workshop to share how cultural restoration and forest stewardship come together to heal both ʻāina and community.
Read MoreFungus threatens Hawaii Forests and Our Sacred ʻŌhiʻa Lehua Trees - Pūʻā Foundation has an effort Planting Seeds of Hope - this initiative - planting fungus resistant ʻōhiʻa is both ecological restoration and spiritual renewal, rooted in ancestral wisdom and strengthened by scientific innovation. In planting these trees, we plant for the next hundred years.
Read MoreLiving and Giving Aloha - Baraquio Sisters 2024 TV Special. Six minute segment on Punahoa Heritage Forest and the work of Pu’a Foundation.
Read MorePunahoa, Hawaii - Pictured here - The beautiful ʻōhiʻa lehua, the backbone of Hawaii’s native forests.
Read MorePunahoa, Hawaii - Celebrating 2023, Welcoming 2024 - Pictured here - The beautiful maile that grows up mauka - it inspires appreciation of the beauty of the forest and all within it!
Read MoreYour gift of time and attention in 2023 to help raise awareness for the Punahoa Heritage Forest, as well as the very welcome proceeds from the collaboration, are much appreciated.
Read MorePū‘ā Foundation was asked by The Friend to write briefly about the Punahoa Heritage Forest (PHF). To set context, an understanding of Hawai‘i’s land system is provided, taken in part from W.D. Alexander’s A Brief History of Land Titles in the Hawaiian Kingdom (1891) including the description of land by island (mokupuni), districts (moku), and divisions (ahupua‘a).
Read MoreFrom our partners at Hawaii Conference United Church of Christ
On Tuesday, April 11, Pūʻā Foundation and friends gathered for a blessing of the Punahoa Heritage Forest. The Pūʻā Foundation has been working to protect and preserve this important forest land it was given in 1996 as part of the Hawai‘i Conference's apology and redress.
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